Netherlands take on Afghanistan in Match 34 of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on Friday (3 November) afternoon.

Netherlands have played entertaining cricket in the 2023 World Cup except for the one-sided loss against Australia. Netherlands beat Bangladesh in the last match by a convincing margin of 87 runs. Scott Edwards scored a crucial 68 and van Meekeren produced figures of 4/23 to bowl out the Bangladeshi team.  

On the other hand, Afghanistan is coming off back-to-back wins against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They chased down 282 vs Pak with just 2 wickets loss and 241 vs SL with just 3 wickets loss. Rahmat Shah and Skipper Shahidi have played crucial knocks in both games. Farooqi picked up 4/34 in the last match against Sri Lanka.

AFG vs NED ODI World Cup 2023 Details

• Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
• Date & Time: Friday, November 3, 2023, at 2 PM IST
• Live Streaming: Star Sports Channel and Disney+Hotstar App

Playing 11 for Today’s Netherlands vs Afghanistan 2023 ODI World Cup

Playing 11 for Netherlands Team

M. O’Dowd, W. Barresi, C. Ackermann, S. Engelbrecht, B. de Leede, S. Edwards (C & WK), S. Zulfiqar, L. van Beek, R. van der Merwe, A. Dutt, P. van Meekeren 

Playing 11 for Afghanistan Team

R. Gurbaz, I. Zadran, R. Shah, H. Shahidi (C), M. Nabi, I. Alikhil (WK), R. Khan, A. Omarzai, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, F. Farooqi, N. Ahmed

Afghanistan vs Netherlands ODI Head-to-head Record

Afghanistan and Netherlands have faced each other in 9 matches in One Day Internationals out of which Afghanistan have won 7 while Netherlands have won 2 times. Afghanistan and Netherlands have not played against each other at the ODI World Cup.

Ekana Stadium Stats

Weather - 30°C, Hazy sunshine

Pitch - Balanced (Good for pacers)

Avg. 1st Innings Score - 252 runs (Last 5 ODIs played)

Toss - Team batting first won 3 times (Last 5 ODIs played)

Top Fantasy Players for Netherlands vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup 2023

Netherlands Team

Afghanistan Team

Afghanistan vs Netherlands ODI World Cup 2023 Fantasy Team

• Wicketkeepers: S. Edwards, R. Gurbaz
• Batters: I. Zadran, R. Shah
• All-rounders: B. de Leede, C. Ackermann, A. Omarzai
• Bowlers: L. van Beek, A. Dutt, R. Khan, F. Farooqi

• Captain: R. Khan/R. Gurbaz
• Vice Captain: L. van Beek/B. de Leede

HOWZAT Fantasy Team for Netherlands vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup 2023

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FAQs

How many times has Afghanistan played Netherlands in the World Cup?

Afghanistan and Netherlands will be meeting for the first time in the ODI World Cup.

Where is the venue for NED vs AFg ODI world cup 2023?

Netherlands vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup 2023 match will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Nov 3 from 2 PM.